Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

एतद्वस्सर्वमाख्यातं देव्याः शक्तिसमुद्भवम् । पुण्यवृद्धिकरं श्राव्यं भूतसर्गानुपंगतः

Transliteration

etadvassarvamākhyātaṃ devyāḥ śaktisamudbhavam | puṇyavṛddhikaraṃ śrāvyaṃ bhūtasargānupaṃgataḥ

Translation

So ist euch dies alles dargelegt worden—die Offenbarung, die aus der Kraft (Śakti) der Göttin hervorgeht. Es ist hörenswert, denn es mehrt das Verdienst und steht im Zusammenhang mit dem Bericht von der Erschaffung der Wesen.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वः: to you / for you
• वः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम; ‘of you/for you’

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of एतत्

• आख्यातम्: (has been) narrated
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(has been) narrated/told’

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्ति-समुद्भवम्: arisen from (her) power
• शक्ति-समुद्भवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शक्तेः समुद्भवम्’ (arisen from power)

• पुण्य-वृद्धि-करम्: increasing merit
• पुण्य-वृद्धि-करम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘पुण्यस्य वृद्धिं करोति’ (causing increase of merit)

• श्राव्यम्: worthy to be heard
• श्राव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘श्रवणयोग्यम्’ (fit to be heard)

• भूत-सर्ग-अनुपंगतः: connected with the creation of beings
• भूत-सर्ग-अनुपंगतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु√पद्/गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘अनुपंगत’ = ‘अनुगतः/अनुप्राप्तः’; तत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘भूतसर्गम् अनुपंगतः’ (connected with/pertaining to the creation of beings)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa (devotional listening) to Śiva-Śakti’s sarga-līlā is said to increase puṇya and orient the listener toward right understanding that culminates in Śiva’s anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse praises śravaṇa (devout listening) of the Purāṇic teaching as puṇya-vardhaka—merit-increasing—and frames creation as a manifestation of Devī’s Śakti, guiding the seeker to see the world as dependent on the Divine Power under Shiva’s lordship.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By presenting manifestation as arising from Śakti, the verse supports Saguna worship where Shiva is adored together with His inseparable Power; the Liṅga is revered as the stable sign of Pati (Shiva) while the universe of beings is understood as Śakti’s unfolding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It emphasizes śravaṇa—listening to Shiva Purana recitation with faith—as a meritorious practice; devotees may pair this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating creation as Śiva-Śakti’s sacred manifestation.